That is true, there is skill in this game, BRD up to 40 for me was mindlessly running around for songs, but if you actually went to a merit pt where the BRD pulls and sticks songs and other etc..its not that easy...in fact if you suck you die right there. NIN definetly takes alot of skill depending on the mob. However it would be untrue to say that all jobs require the same skill. Someone can do very well on MNK but suck huge on RDM. However everything requires some degree of skill no matter the job, or someone will eat dirt. This is especially true in end-game situations...like Dynamis, HNM, or sky. If it was all about equips, then i must be totally gimp and no one would invite me to do things because i have Blessed and not Nobles.